Farm House Buns

DIRECTIONS

• 1.
• In a very large mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water.
• Stir in sugar and let stand for 5 mins.
• Add egg, the 1/4 c.
• melted butter and the salt, stirring until mixed.
• Stir in as much of the flour as you can, using a wooden spoon.
• 2.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a fairly stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6-8 mins).
• Shape dough into a ball.
• Place in a lightly greased bowl; turn dough once in bowl to grease surface of dough.
• Cover; let rise in a warm place until double in size (45-60 mins).
• 3.
• Punch dough down.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Divide dough in half.
• Cover and let rest for 10 mins.
• Meanwhile, lightly grease one 15x10x1 baking pan or 2- 13x9x2 baking pans.
• Divide each half of the dough into 12 pieces.
• To shape, gently pull each dough piece into a ball, tucking the edges under.
• 4.
• Place the shaped rolls in the prepared pan (s).
• Cover and let rise in warm place until double in size (30 mins or so).
• 5.
• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Brush the unbaked rolls with the 3 tbsps.
• of melted butter.
• 6.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15-18 mins or until golden brown on top.
• Brush rolls with remaining melted butter.
• Cool rolls in pans on wire racks.